‘Miami Vice’ remake set with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Director Joseph Kosinski

The filmmaker of “Top Gun: Maverick”, Joseph Kosinski, will lead a “Miami Vice” remake for universal pictures.

Dan Gilroy (“Nightcrawler”, “The Bourne Legacy”) adapts the script. Although no details of action were unveiled, the film is based in the television series of the 1980s with Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as an undercover detectives in South Florida. The Neon-B show ran five seasons on NBC from 1984 to 1989. A film version was first tried in 2006, with Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell led the line -up and Michael Mann (which produced the original series) behind the camera. Although it became a cult favorite over time, the film “Miami Vice” remembered in his theater run and played $ 165 million compared to a registered budget of $ 135 million.

Casting still has to be announced. In addition to the director, Kosinski will produce Monolith. Dylan Clark, who worked with Kosinski on the post -apocalyptic action thriller “Oblivion” 2016 and the Matt Reeves -prepared “Planet of the Apes” series from 2016, will also serve as a producer about Dylan Clark Productions. Sara Scott, Executive Vice President of Production Development from Universal, will monitor “Miami Vice” on behalf of the studio.

Kosinski, who, at almost $ 1.5 billion at almost $ 1.5 billion, was introducing to blockbuster success at almost $ 1.5 billion, will present his next feature, Brad Pitt-Guited racing drama “F1” in summer. Before he goes into the 305, Kosinski leads a UFO conscientious thriller for Apple. His earlier credits include “Tron: Legacy”, the True-Life-Firefighter drama “Only the Brave” and Sci-Fi thriller “Spiderhead” with Chris Hemsworth.